Comparison of the clinical and virological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1/BA.2 and omicron BA.5 variants: A prospective cohort study - 27/04/23


Highlights |
• | Data about symptoms and viral kinetics of omicron BA.5 is lacking. |
• | We thus compared the symptoms and viral kinetics between SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA.1/BA.2 and omicron BA.5. |
• | Patients with omicron BA.5 had more severe initial symptoms but exhibited shortened viable viral shedding period than those with omicron BA.1/BA.2. |
• | This finding provides evidence for the current CDC guideline about isolation period for patients with SARS-CoV-2 in omicron BA.5 era. |
Keywords : COVID-19, Viral shedding, SARS-CoV-2, Isolation policy, Infection dynamic
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Vol 86 - N° 5
P. e148-e151 - mai 2023 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.